The Savannah tribune. [volume] (Savannah [Ga.]) 1876-1960, 1887-10-08

chs has an academy and corsp OF
| Z teachers graduates of our race
Albany has two schools that run 9
months each year, taught by com
potent graduates from the Atlanta
University and Richmond College,
Richmond, Va. Thomasvi|le, also
has hers with Prof. Rice as princi--
pal, not only these but we have
them in nearly evrry county OF the
State destroying our greatest enemy
ignorance" Not only these teachers
but we have newspapers that are
proclaiming that I'VE must edu-
cate" run by men of our race such
as the TRIBUNE, Recorder, and Sen
tinel. 1--WE are rising With the
changes of our land" and we must
havesnew spapers to speak for us, ii
it was not for our newspapers run
by men of our race to speak of oar
progress, our progress as q race
would never be known. For we as
as race are developing all those
qualifications that a race needs And
we should patronize and build up
every enterprise that is bel pirg
to better orr cause, let no
newspaper die for the want of our
support for they are the organ
through which our advancement are
to be made known. Let US unite
ourselves more. We need unity in
thoughts in enterprise, and in build
ing up humanity. We have now
several good papers that are devo-
ting all OF their energies to the up
building of the race and let Us rally
to th.ir support.
The Artesian City Dramatic As
ISOLATION presented on the 18th the
play Ten Nights in a Barroom.
There were seven whites present
abouta hundred and fifty colored to
see the play and the club acquitted
themselves SO much like profession
al actors there was petition from
the best citizens both white and
colored for a reproduction which
was played on the Dist. Long be-
fore the hour for the play to begin
the house was crowded with an anx
ious throng to see the play begin,
at nine o'clock the curtain rose
and everything was still, the utmost
quietness prevailed that you could
hear a pin fall throughout the
play. There was not the n9ed of
any officer to preserve order as the
actors held them spelI-bound
throughout the play to see such at,
tainments of the theatrical skill i'm.
planted in the Negro race. G. Fl,
Mccarthy as "Switche" was as nat
ural as old Sample Switched" him
self was hailed with applauses
whenever he appeared. Too much
praise cannot be said of Il. O..
Waters as Joe Morgan" for be
was having them as natural as
the original "Joe" could himself.
The talk of all the town is let us
know when you get ready to play
again and their presence will always
greet our hall. F, W. Mccarthy
deserves especial mention as he did
not get the chance to practice at
the time having "a sick. child at
home but was just as Romano
could be. All PLAYED their parts
well. But little Jodie Lewis, joe
Morgan's daughter played as if she
was born actress. Cast of char
actets: Sample Switched, c II
Mccarthy; Simon Shade, L$4f Dlw
son; Joe Morgan, H o. Waters,
Frank Shade, Willie Linch; M. &c
maine, F. w. McCarthy<5 Rarvy
Green, s. j. solomon; Willie Ham
mond, R A Holman; Mrs Shade
Mrs. Leslie johnson; Mehitable
Cartwright, Miss Verdel, Hprrisou
Mary Morgan, Little Jodie L~wis.
There was not an error on the
part of any one all played as il
they were a. regular troupe. There
We're only I whites the first night
but there We're on the second 81 and
they We're the best citizen of the
city, Hon L E WeIch, county schocl
commissioner, the Jewish Kabhv OF
Cincinnati and several gentlemen